"oar in someone's boat" meaning in English

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          "text": "\"Mr. Betteredge,\" he said, \"as you have honoured me by taking an oar in my boat, and as you may, I think, be of some assistance to me before the evening is out, I see no use in our mystifying one another any longer, and I propose to set you an example of plain speaking on my side.[…]\"",
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        "An interest in someone else's affairs, possibly through meddling."
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